Life knows how to jolt you, especially when you have chronic pain. One moment can change your day, possibly weeks, or...
Blog Articles
Living with Chronic Pain: The Truth Behind The Smile
Despite the daily challenges of living with chronic pain, many of us choose to keep a smile on our face. To those we...
Shape the Future of Pain Care: Take The Pain Experience Survey
Living with pain can feel isolating. But your journey matters—and your voice is needed today. By sharing your...
Beverly Pietlicki
One Moment Leads to a Lifetime of Pain A cold New Hampshire day in 1980 changed Beverly Pietlicki’s life forever. That...
The Unknowns of Long COVID and its Impact on Chronic Pain
In March 2020, Melissa Geraghty, PsyD—a licensed clinical health psychologist and CEO of Phoenix Rising with Dr. G who...
Acute Pain: Managing pain immediately
Even the most cautious, careful person will experience hundreds of instances of pain in their lifetime. A stubbed toe....
An interview with Cindy Steinberg: CDC’s final issued Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
On November 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its final 2022 Clinical Guideline for...
When pain doesn’t leave: The intersection of acute and chronic pain
According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is "an unpleasant sensory and emotional...
DESENSITIZATION THERAPY CAN EASE PAIN BY REWORKING THE BRAIN’S RESPONSE TO STIMULI
By Calli Barker Schmidt By exposing the body to painful stimuli in a gradual way, desensitization therapy can help...
BIOFEEDBACK: AN EMPOWERING MODALITY TO EASE NEUROPATHIC PAIN
By Sara Walsh When severe back pain 45 years ago rendered Cindy Perlin, LCSW, unable to function for more than three...
ADVOCACY EFFORTS, BOTH LARGE AND SMALL, ADD UP TO PROGRESS IN IMPROVING PAIN CARE
By Kiley Reitano More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain. Although chronic pain is commonly defined as...
DIABETES AND NEUROPATHIC PAIN: IT’S COMPLICATED
By Mark Odlum Diabetes is the number-one cause in the United States of neuropathy, which is damage to one or more...